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Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices In Opioid Substance Abuse Treatment, Elizabeth V. Keck
Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices In Opioid Substance Abuse Treatment, Elizabeth V. Keck
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The purpose of this capstone project is to begin the implementation of evidence-based practices for opioid substance abuse population in the rural community of Owatonna, MN and the surrounding communities.
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Group Curriculum, Julie M. Wood
Dual Diagnosis Treatment Group Curriculum, Julie M. Wood
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The social workers at the MSH are treating many patients who have previous placements in chemical dependency treatment in addition to previous hospitalizations for their mental illness. Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselors (LADC) are employed at the hospital but not on unit 800 which is the crisis and intake unit. The hospital does not have funds available in their budget to add additional LADC staff at the present time.
Having a treatment group focusing on dual diagnosis would enable the patients to receive education and therapy for their addiction issues much earlier in the course of their treatment at MSH. …